# European Urea Prices Escalate Amid Supply Shortages, While India Maintains Market Stability

> European urea prices rose month on month in January 2025 because of a supply shortage of urea and its feedstock ammonia. German producer SKW Piesteritz announced production cuts, citing market conditions and the political framework. Indian prices stayed stable over the same period.

- Date: 2025-02-05 · published 2025-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4646-european-urea-prices-escalate-amid-supply-shortages-while-india-maintains
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Lower European nitrogen output and regulatory pressure tighten regional supply, supporting European urea prices and drawing in imports from other origins.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-02-06 | 5 | +10.1% | 2.9 | European urea and ammonia supply shortages plus SKW Piesteritz production cuts tightened regional supply and supported price increases in early February. |
| UREA | 2025-02-07 | 5 | +10.5% | 2.9 | European supply shortages and SKW Piesteritz production cuts tightened regional urea availability and pushed prices up. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-06-14 | [China Halts Urea Export Inspections; Global Prices Rise - Green Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29675-china-halts-urea-export-inspections-global-prices-rise-green-markets.md) | +0.2% | -1.7% |
| UREA | 2025-05-01 | [Fertilizer Squeeze Pinches Farmers as India Caps Prices, Supplies Shrink](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25002-fertilizer-squeeze-pinches-farmers-as-india-caps-prices-supplies-shrink.md) | +15.9% | +6.3% |
| UREA | 2024-03-01 | [Urea prices skyrocket as gas subsidies vanish, wheat crop at risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6431-urea-prices-skyrocket-as-gas-subsidies-vanish-wheat-crop-at-risk.md) | +8.3% | +5.8% |
| UREA | 2026-01-05 | [Shake-up in EU fertilizer pricing to hit farmer costs \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20991-shake-up-in-eu-fertilizer-pricing-to-hit-farmer-costs-latest-market-news.md) | +1.7% | +14.0% |
| UREA | 2026-04-08 | [India raises fertiliser subsidy as US-Iran war lifts global prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9774-india-raises-fertiliser-subsidy-as-us-iran-war-lifts-global-prices-reuters.md) | +1.6% | -12.0% |

## Sources

- chemanalyst.com: https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/european-urea-prices-escalate-amid-supply-shortages-while-india-maintains-market-34341

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